Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Durk Simmons


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The result was Delete. —Quarl (talk) 2007-02-11 05:34Z 

Durk Simmons

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Non-notable writer whose only book was published by vanity press AuthorHouse. Claims to have rubbed shoulders with celebrities -- or, to be more precise, to have rubbed the shoulders of celebrities, in his job as a massage therapist. PROD tag added, but removed without comment by anon IP. Calton | Talk 14:56, 5 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Delete per nom. Reading that he was apparently only published by AuthorHouse tossed up all sorts of red flags. Andrew Lenahan -  St ar bli nd  18:41, 5 February 2007 (UTC)


 * "'Keep'"The claim is true, and can be backed up by either talking with celebrities or by referring to the myspace page for photos. Least we forget, one of the all time best sellers 'The Celestine Prophecy' was also self published. Additionally, Strings of Connection is currently in the 3rd phase of acceptance at the New York Literary Agency for publication with a 'real' publishing house. Toss me a bone and let it ride, eh? Durk
 * The claim is true, and can be backed up by either talking with celebrities or by referring to the myspace page for photos. Yeah, the next time I talk to Tom Hanks I'll be sure to ask him about that. Though whatever he says won't make a difference, since the point is that it's a trivial claim to fame.
 * ...currently in the 3rd phase of acceptance at the New York Literary Agency... Then you best read this and this (about halfway down), then. --Calton | Talk 06:09, 6 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Delete No indication that the subject meets WP:BIO, which does not contain a "toss me a bone" clause. CiaranG 23:32, 5 February 2007 (UTC)


 * Given that this page was started as a derogatory slam by DC101 (see history) I suppose I shouldn't care, but as it has already been established, and as I am a writer, non-notable or not, I see no harm in letting the page remain, and the work has received multiple reviews by independent sources per the criteria (http://tjbook-list.blogspot.com/search/label/Reviews%20by%20Katrina%20Stiles, http://witchgrove.org/messageboard/viewtopic.php?t=926, http://tjbook-list.blogspot.com/2006_10_01_archive.html) Durk. And thanks for the heads up about NYLA, I didn't do my due diligence.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 207.255.181.139 (talk • contribs) 16:46, 6 February 2007 (UTC)
 * Yer welcome. But those are blog postings and forum postings, and therefore explicitly excluded as reliable sources. --Calton | Talk 07:22, 7 February 2007 (UTC)


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